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View Name: Alaric


ALARIC
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: AL-ə-rik (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Gothic name Alareiks which meant "ruler of all", derived from the Germanic element ala "all" combined with ric "ruler, power". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.
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